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a new gallup poll shows 62% want government leaders to compromise on the fiscal cliff. just 25% said they should stick to their principles. so why is it that this congress and this white house can't seem to get together and compromise on a deal? it certainly isn't the first time republicans and democrats haven't seen eye-to-eye on an important issue but the players in this debate seem to be almost allergic to budging even a little bit. republican senator john mccain says it hasn't always been that way and it's time for both sides to sit down together. >> it's time now to sit across the table from one another rather than me saying what i could accept and wouldn't accept, why don't we have the president and our leaders, republican and democrat, sit across the table the way they did with bill clinton, the way they did with ronald reagan, and the way you get things done in washington, rather than saying hey, would you stick with grover norquist or would you not or would you address entitlements or not. i believe it's vital that we address the entitlements, who are the eleph
a new gallup poll shows 62% want government leaders to compromise on the fiscal cliff. just 25% said they should stick to their principles. so why is it that this congress and this white house can't seem to get together and compromise on a deal? it certainly isn't the first time republicans and democrats haven't seen eye-to-eye on an important issue but the players in this debate seem to be almost allergic to budging even a little bit. republican senator john mccain says it hasn't always been...
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. ♪ >>> syria's government under scrutiny tonight as the world awaits the a sad's next move. as we told you last night, nbc news is reporting that syria's actually loading chemical weapons in to bombs. cnn has not confirmed the nbc report. all of this comes amid a string of opposition victories. recently they took control of key oil fields, saw advances in aleppo and reports suggest they surround the capital of damascus. an opposition spokesman told cnn they started what they believe to be the end battle of this war. if the intelligence on the chemical weapons, though, is true, the latest advances by the opposition seem to add incentives to the syrian government to use them. assad regime claims the reports are being used to justify an international invasion. after more than 20 months of fighting and more than 40,000 civilian deaths, the civil war appears to be at a crossroads. tonight i spoke to a syrian opposition activist. the reporting that the assad regime might be preparing to use chemical weapons are -- are people there aware of the possibility and if so what's been the
. ♪ >>> syria's government under scrutiny tonight as the world awaits the a sad's next move. as we told you last night, nbc news is reporting that syria's actually loading chemical weapons in to bombs. cnn has not confirmed the nbc report. all of this comes amid a string of opposition victories. recently they took control of key oil fields, saw advances in aleppo and reports suggest they surround the capital of damascus. an opposition spokesman told cnn they started what they believe...
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chemical weapons is true, these latest advances by the opposition seem to add incentives to the syrian government to use them. the assad regime denies having chemical weapons and claims the reports are being used to justify an international invasion. after more than 20 months of fighting and more than 40,000 civilian deaths, syria's civil war appears to be at a cross roads. the fear of sarin gas is very real tonight. what are people there facing if the assad regime does use what they have or believe to have. i spoke with cnn contributor, former cia officer bob baer and dr. sanjay gupta. we talked about this last night, but explain again what one warhead filled with sarin could do. >> one of these shells and the standard shell the syrians put this in is a 122 millimeter shell, a standard artillery piece. if they were to drop this into a dense area, into damascus or a suburb of homs, it doesn't matter which town, it will instantly kill 18,000 within the first few minutes. >> from one shell? >> one single shell would immediately kill 18,000 people. you know, this is a liquid. it's dispersed. it stic
chemical weapons is true, these latest advances by the opposition seem to add incentives to the syrian government to use them. the assad regime denies having chemical weapons and claims the reports are being used to justify an international invasion. after more than 20 months of fighting and more than 40,000 civilian deaths, syria's civil war appears to be at a cross roads. the fear of sarin gas is very real tonight. what are people there facing if the assad regime does use what they have or...
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there are large parts of syria which are not under government control, which can be protected. there's aid organizations working there with no problems at all. i think we should be there. this country, wolf, is key to the middle east. if it collapses into chaos, worst case scenario, we truly are in trouble. i think we need to know how bad it is right now. we have to put people on the ground in touch with the syrian opposition to determine what's going on. >> all right. fran townsend, thank you. bob baer, thanks to you as well. >> thank you. >>> a diplomatic defeat for the united states and israel as palestinians celebrate a vote at the united nations. a live report from ramallah is straight ahead. ♪ [ male announcer ] lifts to clear obstacles. ♪ lowers to cut drag. rises to every challenge. the class exclusive air suspension in the new 2013 ram 1500. engineered to move heaven and earth. guts. glory. ram. i put away money. i was 21, so i said, "hmm, i want to retire at 55." and before you know it, i'm 58 years old. time went by very fast. it goes by too, too fast. ♪ but i
there are large parts of syria which are not under government control, which can be protected. there's aid organizations working there with no problems at all. i think we should be there. this country, wolf, is key to the middle east. if it collapses into chaos, worst case scenario, we truly are in trouble. i think we need to know how bad it is right now. we have to put people on the ground in touch with the syrian opposition to determine what's going on. >> all right. fran townsend,...
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the american government has never defaulted on its debt. and now there are some, not the majority of republicans but some on the extreme of the republican party and they seem to be in control, who seem to want to default on our debt. that's crazy. if they cannot be entrusted with the full faith and credit of the united states, they should not have that leverage. >> paul, where were the overtures though? where were the overtures with this deal that was presented? i mean, listen, you don't have to be mensa to know delivering a deal like that was going to make mitch mcconnell laugh. where were the overtures for the democrats? >> first of all, it is an overture, the deal itself. the proposal. it's not the deal, it's the proposal. the republicans have not come with a counter proposal. why? they seem to be intent on falling on their sword for the 2% of the wealthiest americans, many of whom themselves are happy to pay a slightly higher rate the way we did when president clinton was president. >> mary is shaking her head and i am, too. i traveled
the american government has never defaulted on its debt. and now there are some, not the majority of republicans but some on the extreme of the republican party and they seem to be in control, who seem to want to default on our debt. that's crazy. if they cannot be entrusted with the full faith and credit of the united states, they should not have that leverage. >> paul, where were the overtures though? where were the overtures with this deal that was presented? i mean, listen, you don't...
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mcafee says he's being persecuted by the belize government. he's been on the run since the killing last month. >>> and chaos in cairo. protests continue outside the presidential palace. the health ministry reports at least 4 people dead and more than 270 injured. some time in the next few hours, president mohamed morsi is expected to address the nation. demonstrators are upset with morsi's power grab last month. >>> and massive job cuts at citigroup. 11,000 jobs set to be eliminated in an effort to trim costs. citi will also consolidate or close 84 bank branches in the u.s. and other countries. >>> and an australian radio station has apologized after making a prank call to the hospital where prince william's pregnant wife, catherine, is being treated for acute morning sickness. two deejays got through to kate's private nurse after claiming to be queen elizabeth and prince charles. anderson? >> deb, thanks. >>> the connection tonight, a new way to use social media to find homes for pets in need. the app allows users to browse through photos of
mcafee says he's being persecuted by the belize government. he's been on the run since the killing last month. >>> and chaos in cairo. protests continue outside the presidential palace. the health ministry reports at least 4 people dead and more than 270 injured. some time in the next few hours, president mohamed morsi is expected to address the nation. demonstrators are upset with morsi's power grab last month. >>> and massive job cuts at citigroup. 11,000 jobs set to be...